Six months later.
The selection of saints has entered a tense stage. Various sects have gone from initial probing and lobbying to forming several large alliances that occupy most of the Saint Valley. Meanwhile, the sects that used to fly white flags in the valley have already gathered in a corner, appearing to be watching from the sidelines.
The sect hanging white banners signifies that they have given up on this Saint selection and are only waiting to try their luck at the last minute...
For the sects that abstained, most disciples felt incredibly lucky. The selection of saints was already halfway through, and all the cultivators who had gone through this selection had personally experienced the fierceness of the competition. If it weren't for the three major sects intervening several times, many cultivators would probably have perished in the competition!
The initial agreement to stop there seemed to have been completely forgotten by everyone...
Many cultivators were somewhat slow to realize that the reason why the three major sects added a fourth reward was not to benefit everyone, but rather for some other purpose.
Otherwise, how could the intensity of this selection be so much greater than all previous ones, even though one more spot has been added? If it weren't for the presence of the three major sects, they probably would have already started a massacre!
From this perspective, the three major sects are actually the biggest beneficiaries right now. They can sit back and watch the other sects in Saint Hill fight each other out, while the other sects are locked in a fierce internal struggle. By the time the fourth sect is decided, the remaining wounded and depleted forces will only be the fourth one...
Many astute cultivators, upon considering these matters, couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines!
It seems that trying to shake the three major sects through the selection of saints is almost impossible. Unbeknownst to many, the strength of the Saint Hill sect has already become severely polarized. The strong get stronger, and whether it is through conspiracy or open scheme, they are simply not on the same level as the others...
Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp.
After a fierce battle, only three sects in the valley now hold the red flag!
The sect with the most red flags is a coalition of several sects. The other sect, which was previously the strongest sect besides the three major sects, is now being forced into a corner by the coalition of sects.
As for the last one, it is the Hidden Moon Sect, which has been making waves on Sage Hill recently. However, although this sect is well-known, the disciples who actually came to participate in the selection were actually quite weak in cultivation, even a bit pathetic!
From the very beginning of the selection process, they mingled with the White Flag sects. Let alone trying to find other Red Flag sects to steal their Red Flags, judging from their attitude, if there wasn't some strict order to choose the Red Flag, they probably would have given up on choosing the White Flag immediately...
It is said that the Hidden Moon Sect has produced a genius this time. Not only did he break through the protective formation of the True Martial Hall, but he also moved the Hidden Moon Sect, an insignificant and nameless sect, to the opposite side of the True Martial Hall. If he didn't have some strength, let alone others, would the True Martial Hall have been able to tolerate him?
It was precisely because the rumors in the streets were spreading more and more fiercely that they even came out that the former saint Qiu Juejian genius Leng Rushuang was also in the Hidden Moon Sect. For a time, people were in a state of panic. People's words are a fearsome thing, especially unverified rumors, which are both true and false, and it is really difficult to distinguish them!
Relying on their survival instincts in the cultivation world, none of the sects chose the Hidden Moon Sect as their opponent in the first place. Thus, unintentionally or unintentionally, the incompetent disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect managed to survive in the cracks...
The disciples, filled with trepidation, formed a defensive array and plunged inside. After that, they remained silent, oblivious to the raging floods and carnage outside...
At first, people thought it was just a show of strength, making other sects even more hesitant to challenge them. But as the selection process progressed, the true strength of each sect began to emerge. Eventually, everyone had their own judgment on the actual strength of each sect...
The only sect that has been rumored to be incredibly powerful since the beginning has remained silent, like a shy young wife hiding in her boudoir, whether out of shyness or fear.
As time went by, the Hidden Moon Sect neither took the initiative to challenge other sects to a duel to seize the Red Flag, nor was it challenged and lost the Red Flag. From beginning to end, it only had one Red Flag. However, despite having only one Red Flag, based on the Hidden Moon Sect's unusual performance over the past six months, the remaining sects all developed a strong interest in this Red Flag...
You can only know if it's a mule or a horse by taking it for a spin!
The first to be unable to restrain themselves, or perhaps it was their superior skills and daring, was the sect with the most red array flags at the moment. The united sect, which consisted of six sects, did not waste any words and directly attacked, destroying the temporary array of the Hidden Moon Sect in one strike!
The disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect, who had initially remained calm, immediately fled in panic upon seeing the great formation destroyed, shouting loudly:
"Senior Brother, save me! Sect Master, save me!"
The once aloof and arrogant facade of the Hidden Moon Sect was shattered by the rising and falling cries for help. Only then did everyone realize that the Hidden Moon Sect was nothing but a paper tiger. They were all intimidated by the baseless rumors, and no one dared to take the initiative to challenge them, until the united sects made their move...
The disciples of the united sects, belatedly realizing what had happened, instantly blushed with embarrassment, as if they had been fooled in public. They were about to unleash their ultimate weapons, but if they hadn't been stopped by their respective sect leaders, the Hidden Moon Sect probably wouldn't have even had a chance to hand over the red flag and would have been blasted into dust...
"So it turns out they were just trying to fish in troubled waters. They're really skilled and daring!"
"The nameless sect that's been hyped up lately turns out to be a bunch of incompetent fools. The highest cultivation level they have is only at the third level of the Transformation stage. Are you sure you're here to participate in the Saint Selection, or just for sightseeing?"
"Compared to this, could it be that the True Martial Hall is all show and no substance? Why don't we just challenge the True Martial Hall directly?"
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